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BACKGROUND
AcademyHealth, the professional home for health services researchers, policy analysts, and practitioners, is currently seeking a Senior Associate to staff the Electronic Data Methods (EDM) Forum, a major initiative designed to help advance infrastructure and methods for comparative effectiveness research with electronic clinical data. The Senior Associate will work as part of a program team to facilitate the conduct of literature reviews, policy and technical analysis, and research synthesis.RESPONSIBILITIES
- Conduct analyses and synthesize information to produce issue briefs, papers, and reports;
- Work closely with project staff in commissioning and reviewing papers and reports;
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with various stakeholders engaged in the EDM Forum, including planning, executing and facilitating conference calls, webinars, and in-person meetings;
- Manage the social media strategy for the EDM Forum;
- Assume management responsibilities for discrete tasks, as assigned;
- Provide staffing support for the Clinical Informatics sub-committee;
- Support development and sustainability efforts;
- Work with project staff to ensure quality products and deliverables; and
- Develop and apply substantive knowledge of comparative effectiveness research and associated policy issues.
REQUIREMENTS
- Masters degree in health policy, public policy, public health or related field from accredited college or university;
- Minimum of five years of substantive professional experience in health policy and/or health services research;
- Demonstrated knowledge of health policy issues, (e.g., comparative effectiveness research, quality improvement, HIT);
- Strong quantitative and qualitative research skills, including conducting literature review and syntheses;
- Strong written and oral communications skills;
- Strong organization and project management skills, including a demonstrated ability to efficiently plan, organize, and manage complex, multi-task projects with limited direct supervision;
- Mature, detail-oriented, able to work well under deadline pressure, and work independently and with a team;
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint); and
- Previous work in clinical setting a plus.
TERMS
Full-time, permanentLOCALE
Washington, DCCOMPENSATION
$60,000 - $70,000 annuallyHOW TO APPLY
Qualified applicants should send cover letter, resume, writing sample and three references (with phone numbers) to Human Resources Director, AcademyHealth, 1150 17th Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036. Fax: 202-292-6800. Email: jobs[at]academyhealth.org. Please be sure to reference the position for which you are applying. For more information, please go to http://www.academyhealth.org.DEADLINE
April 30, 2012
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